Each of us at least once saw a tile cracked for no apparent reason, and naturally mentally sinned on unscrupulous sellers who “drained” the defective goods. Nevertheless, experienced builders will say that everything could be different. So, a few reasons why tiles spoil. You are interested? High quality, reliability and affordable price. First: the most common cause of cracked tiles lies in a no less cracked cement base. Often the tile is associated with the base by means of an adhesive layer, and in the end we get a monolithic structure. Then, in the process of final drying, the cement pillow cracks, and after it the tile itself. In addition, in rare cases, when the tiles are placed on a wooden base, cracks cannot be avoided at all: the tree is gaining moisture, it bends somewhere, and cracks appear in the grout. Then, after a short time, they also appear on the tile itself. To avoid cracks on the tile due to their appearance in the cement pillow, there is only one way: wait for the complete drying of the cement. Of course, this will tighten your repair for a month, but what is a month, in comparison with years, not burdened by the care of re -repairs? Second: where do you store the already purchased, but not yet useful tiles? That’s right: shed, balcony, garage. Not everyone recalls that the tile is capable of pulling moisture, up to a quarter of its own weight. And what will happen if suddenly frosts? The tile will simply be torn by frozen water. As a result of cracks, on a ceramic surface. Be careful, do not store tiles in moist places. Third: extraneous materials. We are talking about a variety of mixtures that accelerate cement hardening. And it would be okay, but they adversely affect the tile glue, which under their influence begins to grasp worse. Moreover, these same mixtures can provoke the appearance of cracks, in fact, on the cement pillow itself, which in turn will again lead to the appearance of cracks on the tile itself. In addition, it happens that not everyone pays attention to the spilled paint or varnish that has fallen on the base, but the glue then, may not grab in this place. It is not difficult to prevent such flaws: do not get carried away with accelerating mixtures, and carefully monitor the purity of the base. Fourth: Crooked foundation. Well, everything is clear here – only thoroughly level, especially if these are floors where an additional load will have to be on the tile.
